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"*this is a variation to a post i put in staff moves, but i decided what the hell-- ill ask if anybody here has any ideas too...hello my flaming friends loli have been practicing wushu f..."
"so i break planes. i admit it. and i like it.not only do i break "beated" move planes, i can break individual circles. if you can still call them circles... poi spins a half circle comi..."
"This is poster about fundamental terms in pictures, especialydedicated for Home of Poi people. Rhythm.png (66 K) (mirror)----------------------------------------------------------------..."
"Since I gotcalled out for being a tease, I will make the new thread.,. This way, hopefully, I will stop derailing other threads, and can save my energy for derailing my own.. Basically..."
"The problem is i got pretty major love handles. so i can't cross my arms enough. anytips?"
"Seriously can't get my head around it. Personally I can do the normal flower, the antispin, and reverse, each one separate... I think Isolated flower should'nt be a problem, and logical..."
"This is a bit of a shameful admission... (god, it feels like the intro to a Poi Anonymous meet)I've been playing poi for two years... and I still haven't mastered the hyperloop/chain-tw..."
"I've only been doing poi for a little while now, but I have a pasion to learn as many things as possible. Next on my list is flowers. Can anyone help me with getting even the basic fl..."
"I can quaere once again practise time is use middle finger or ring finger?"
"I've been wanting to get in to Poi twirling for a long time now, and I've just brought a Fire Staff that i've been twirling and enjoying, I'm keen to buy a set of Poi, my question to yo..."
"Hi,I've just started twirling poi about 2 weeks ago. Well unless you exclude the 3 year break between when I last picked up poi that is.I have been pointed to this website to learn some..."
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"How do u enterpret stalls into your poi weaves/transactions? anyone got any basic exsampoles for me to try. i have seen a few stalls used before but im very new to it "
"i like to call it the Super Weave or the One Handed Weave.I can only get it smoothe on the right side for now though but that will be changing soon!!! enjoi!!! http://www.bboy.org/forum..."
"hey people, how we all goin 2day do you actually do wraps with fire. i have been doin fire twirling with poi and staff for like a year and can do most of the moves on this si..."
"I hope this isn't a silly question..... I've been trying to learn the air wrap, yet I get the funny feeling I should be using chain poi or sock poi, rather than a measily thin polyester..."
"I've been thinking about this a bunch today. I know some people on this site concentrate on learning all they can about a certain discipline i.e. contact poi, hyperloops/airwraps, isola..."
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"There has already been lots of discussion on dancing and body movement. I don't think I can add much to Duvan's thread here But, I did have an idea for a way to express body movement i..."
"not sure if u all know this or not but im just getting started with poi and was looking into making some sock poi to start with but whilst out shopping i came up with the idea of usin d..."
"just looking for some help. i think i may have seen a thread on this before but couldn´t find it!has anyone ever seen a form of poi type thing that i think came from south america and ..."
"I keep seeing in galleries a move called a whirler and i for the life of me cannot figure it out...could someone please help...it looks like the poi starts at bottom spins all around th..."
"ok ive been spinning about eight months and am about to buy my chains. but id like a little advice first. i dont want your personal opinions or favs, id like your experiences with diffe..."
" Hi there... uh, i've come across a lil variation move for the leg wraps which i've never seen before (it's actually kinda simple &lbr;real easy&rbr; but i've been told it looks good )U..."
"so im wondering, are there advantages and disadvantages to all the various grips?holding in your palm would seem to work well, but putting it between two differnt fingers also seems to ..."
"Is it all in the wrists (with chains, not socks)? i used to have a hard time keeping momentum in the heads but today I started flopping my wrists around and it seems that I can keep mom..."
"I was recently at a party watching a girl doing poi - there was one particular move she was doing but I couldn't tell how was done - I've no idea what its called...Basically she was doi..."
"http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7450704966427547019&q=poiWhat is this?I can't figure it out and I don't know what it's called."
"Ok, this thread is probably going to be one of those that'll run for only a couple of posts but I think it'll be a useful one to have on here, especially for people searching. I've trie..."
"Can anyone help me with a poi move i've seen in quite a few videos?The only thing i can do is describe it really as i can't work it out.Basicly when spinning the poi it look like your h..."
"The ideas in this thread came from a conversation Nick Woolsey told me he had with Drew at uberpoi. I just expanded on the ideas Nick gave me. You have to give credit where it's due.I d..."
"Hi people!!!! Just a quick post, i have been trying to learn buzzsaw - just wanted to check that the chains arn't ment to cross??? if this is true then i've got it!!!! also how short ..."
"Ive had this picture in my favourites and a few people have asked how is this done, but its not had an answer yet. So I photo-bucketed it and now im asking...How is this done?"
"Anyone got any tips on the 5beat butterfly? You can see videos of it on sphericalism.com.....I think I spelled that wrong though. "
"I want quaere de matter, I contact poi but all the time can not smooth practice, I want know want person's mo practice de skill? Thanks"
"Hi.Okay, I started doing poi about a year and a half ago, and (without meaning to play my own horn) I found myself learning things a lot faster than most people. Problematic, in this ci..."
"I have been doing alot of throws lately and I stumbled onto this neat little bugger.With your right poi going reverse wall plane in front you swnig it back behind you and through your l..."
"Need Help with Anti Spinning and Stuff like an Antispin FlowerHOW DO YOU DO IT?i saw a few explanations but nothing helped "
"Ok I've just picked my poi up and suddenly can do anti-spin flowers. I was sort of practising them over the weekend at the SJC but in a really half-hearted way and when I pick up my poi..."
"I am new and trying to correct my mistakes before they happen. I wanted to inquire about how much (when first starting) of one's movement should be in the wrists and how much in the sh..."
"hey i was in denile about the behind the back backwards weave for ages even thought a friend of mine who is way too flexable for her own good! learnt it and showed it to me, now after m..."
"I just all the tips possible on practising this move, the how to start the move going from just swinging normally."
"Ok, so this may be random whining, but why sock poi? Every video I see is someone spinning some colorful pair of sock poi. I gave up socks when doing hyperloops because they simply did ..."
"i watch some of these videos... and i just become so depressed that i probably wont ever reach such levels of talent.... how much is practice, and how much is just the natural abitity o..."
"I can do the normal weave seriously fast but when i come to do the reverse weave the poi's keep clipping my shoulders. Any hints or tips??"
"Before everyone clamors for me to search or do durbs(there’s a wire wool thread someone made earlier and got told to search). I am 100% sure I haven’t seen this discussion before. I..."
"Hi.I was just wondering what the proper term for the step before the 3 beat weave was. It is essentially where the poi chase each other through a figure of 8. I have heard it refered ..."
"I've been seeing a few people referring to planes by numbers and I have no idea what they mean. I know about wall planes like where you do butterflies and all that, and side planes wher..."
"This is a very nice trick infinite Hyperloop and 360° with the Hyperloop don't look the end it's just for fun in one week I will post a nice video of infinite vertical hyperloophttp:/..."
"ok could someone please explain in lamens terms how to pull one of these things i can do antispin buzz saw i just cant get the transition PLEASE help"
"hi all, just got my first set of poi about a month ago and have been trying to get the hang of them when I can. It was taking me forever to figure out the 3 beat weave as the video on t..."
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